rates like there’s no tomorrow. Up the coast from Miami at the Courtyard Jacksonville Mayo Clinic/Beaches is offering a special Summer Fun Beach Package that’s available Friday through Sunday nights. For $129 a night (and up) through Sept. 30, 2015, the limited-time offer includes a welcome beach bag and complimentary breakfast for two adults and two children. You can also ride the shuttle from the hotel to Jacksonville Beach for free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

Now if you can book a flight this instant and head over for the Fourth of July, you can celebrate America’s birthday by the sea, enjoy a day at The Shipyards on Bay Street, participate in a variety of family-friendly activities ranging from three-legged races to face painting and live entertainment. Then at night, hit the Jacksonville Pier to watch the pyrotechnical display of brilliant fireworks. Can’t go that soon, if you’re there on July 12, you can take in the City of Jacksonville Beaches Summer Jazz Concert featuring live music by Band of Destiny, Urban Jazz Coalition and Eric Darius, this free summer event will have spectators swaying in the breeze while making sweet memories.

Anglers of all levels can fuel the fun at the Greater Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament, July 13-18, 2015. In addition to being the largest kingfish tournament in the Southeast, this event will also feature a food festival and live entertainment. The hotel’s roomy accommodations offer modern décor with free Wi-Fi thrown in. The free breakfast on the package plan is at t The Bistro – Eat. Drink. Connect.® The kids will love it and so will adults who enjoy thick-cut French toast, mouthwatering scramblers and specialty Starbucks beverages, the hotel’s on-site eatery is the perfect spot to fuel up for a fun day in the sun.

To book the Summer Fun Beach Package, make reservations online or by calling 1-800-228-9290 and using promotional code TRS. Be sure to watch the video on Jacksonville.
Courtyard Jacksonville Mayo Clinic/Beaches is located at 14390 Mayo Blvd. in Jacksonville, FL, near Jacksonville, Neptune and Ponte Vedra beaches as well as St. Johns Town Center and the University of North Florida. The three-story hotel has 134 rooms and 12 suites, a fitness center, outdoor heated pool, whirlpool and bistro.